The Civil War brought tremendous suffering. The death of Robert J. Brownfield is illustrative. Cpl. Brownfield of Fayette County was shot in the arm near Spotsylvania Courthouse in Virginia. Forgotten or simply overlooked, he went unattended for a full day.
Taken first to Fredericksburg, ...
At 52 years of age, James Veech of Uniontown was beckoned from his law practice and book-writing to serve his state and nation just as the United States began four years of bitter fratricidal fighting in the spring of 1861.
"Judge" Veech, as he was known (though he was never a judge), was ...
Just before the July Fourth holiday, Atlantic magazine online ran a short article entitled "The Capitol City is a mess" in which the writer, Matt Viser, commented on the many eyesores awaiting visitors to Washington, D.C., as the nation celebrated its 250th birthday.
According to Viser, the ...